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Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-10
MAHONE'S CANVASS BEGUN
Virginia Republicans Working Hard to Sc.
cure the Little Mans Return.
FIGHTING ON NATIONAL ISSUES.
In Invitations Pouring in On President
Cleveland From the South and
Wcst-Other News From the
National Capital.
Old Dominion Politics.

WASHINGTON. August 0-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. I-Advices from Virginia
are to the effect that the campaign has fairly
opened. Prominent republicans say that no
convention will be called this year. 1t is
unusual to call one except in years when
nominations are to be made. One of Cen
eral Mahones most confidential friends in
the state expresses the belief that his party
will contine the issues Of the campaign
chiefly Ito national questions. The most
prominent among these will probably be
the repeal of the international reve.
nue. system, the Blair educational
bill and the tariff. The expectation Is
that the republican state committee will ap-
point subcommittee to prepare an address
to the voters of the state. Hon. John s.
Wise and some of the young leaders, who
have followed Malone In other campaigns,
will be with him again this year. 1t Is un-
derstood that Malone himself will take part
in the approaching canvass. The republi-
cans admit they have little hope OF securing
majority In the senate. The fight IS to be
directed almost entirely towards getting con-
troll OF the house of delegates to give them q
majority of the legislature on joint ballot
and elect Malone to the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-10
Racing at Saratoga.

SARATOGA, N. Y, August 9.-The weather
was fine, the track in good condition and the
attendance the largest Of the season. The
following is the summary:
One mile: o. Bowies' chestnut gelding
won, j. j, Healy second. Time-l:27.
Five furlOngs: Emperor OF NOrfork won.
Satan second, King Fish third. Time
l:03H.
Mile and a quarter: Wary won, Elkw0od
second, Banblry third. Time-2:l1.
Three;quarters mile Ben Thompson won,
Two and three-Q quarters miles: Wheatley
won Tennessee second, Referee third.
Ilme--ig1.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
An Absent-SIinded Bridegroom.

Not thousand years ago 4 gentle
man from distant city welded fair
daughter II Athens. He had been con-
sidered by his friends as q confirmed
bachelor until he fell q victim to the
charms Of the fair maid. He was also
noted for his absent mndedness. This
was displayed when the minister was
performing the marriage ceremony.
When it became his duty to place the
ring upon her finger he drew silver
quarter from his pocket and handed il
to the bride, TO the CONSERVATION and
confusion of all parties. That after
noon when he embarked on the train
with his bride for q tour, and the con-
ductor came arodnd for tickets, the
groom found that he had bought only
one ticket. forgetting that no had
doubled his expense and responsibilities
that day -[Savannah News.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
The Plta Plant.

ne pita plant Of Honduras invites the
enterprise Of American capital and
Yankee invention. Only one
thing is needed and the lucky mans
fortune is made. Mr. Buchard, our con-
sui, reports that this pita plant, which
has never been cultivated, grows spon-
taneously and in apparently inexhaust-
ible quantities by the margin Of every
river and lagoon, and, indeed, anywhere
below the altitude Of two thousand
feet. It can be Ind for the cost Of cut
ting.
The fibre is susceptible Of thousand
uses. The people Of Honduras convert
it into thread for sewing boots and shoes,
and into nets, fish lines and cordage.
The finest hammocks and most costly
are also made OF it. The small quanti-
tics which have been sent to this market
have beca manufactured into hand
kerchiefs, iaccs, ribbons, false hair and
wigs.
Thu difficulty is to dccorticate the
plant without rotting or otherwise injur-
ing the fibre. The man who can do
that will be able to take fortune at the
food. In other words. brains willbring
bullion. IN. X Herald.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

n. W. Brown. Of Kew Mexico. said
to reporter: Mining now Is not what
Il used to be. In early days there
were incidents without number. When
/ first went to Silver City, n. NJ, TO
open the mine which / have recently
located here, the railroads had not en-
tered that territory, and the stage rob
Der Hourished in al his glory. It was
not infrequent for them to make good
hauls Of bricks or dust, both ia that
and other sections of the mining coun-
try. had some trouble IN that line,
and finally concluded that 4 had the
remedy ii my own hands, and put my
bullion into 500-pound brick and sent
it to the PhiIadelphia mint The stage
was attacked, and the robbers got all
they could. but when they came to my
brick they stopped short and re-
marked: we'll, Il looks mighty pretty,
but its too much for us, and went. /
was notified from the mint that they
would not again receive such large
brick. I had not anticipated this, and
was rather put back, but wrote to the
people Of the mint, explaining the sit
uation very clearly, and they replied
that under those circumstances they
would receive 5O0-pound bricks, but
no larger. ".St. Louis Globe Demo-
frat.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
THE MAMMOTH SNrEzE.--f .thara

The MAMMOTH SNEEzE. If there
are enough people to take part, the
mammoth sneeze" will have laugha-
BILE effect. Divide the company into
three divisions. The persons in the
first division are to say. when the sig
nal is given, aHishl' emphasizing the
first "h"; the second division say.
ASH" while the third says, Gosh r
The leader counts, 4One, two, three, /"
and at the last word the three divisions
shout their syllables with all the force
they can muster.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18


Six hundred and four B. g. dates the
accession Of Nebuchadnezzar.
While excavating in Rome house de-
clared to be Of the third century has
been discovered.
The weight Of cotton has been in
creased by dishonest dealers by sailing
it. This plan Of thieving was detected
by tasting it.
Agrizzly bear weighing 1000 pounds
and measuring eighteen feet from tip to
tip, was recently killed in the mountains
near Heppner, Or.
The Pinta was one Of the three little
vessels with which Columbus set sail for
America from Palos, Spain, on the 31 Of
August, 1892. The Pinta was command
ed BY famous Spanish navigator, Alon
20 Pinzon.
The manufacture of agricultural inn
splements in the United States is a very
extensive industry. In 1870 there were
over 1000 establishments devoted to
this manufacture, employ ing more than
20, 900 persons, who received 81, 600, 600
in wages.
Though the state of G ccce did not
support schools, yet daily school-going
was quite general; tho boys alone went
to school, however. The whole educa->
ption Of Q Greek youth was divided into
three parts, grammar, music and gym
7naslics.
The origin Of that familiar air, yam
akee Doodle" is involv d in obscurity.
It seems to be older than our Republic
It is said to be the tune of an old Eng.
j ish nursery song called Lucy Locket,
which was cure it il the time Of
Charles !.
The number Of battles in which the
people Of the United States have been
engaged as colonists and as a nation,
are: French and Indian, is; Cd War
for. Independence, "a; Second War for
independence. So; War against Mexico,
81, and the Civil War, 1O7.
"A good way to ventilate room is to
raise the window on the windward side
: few inches, and close tho opening at
the bottom with piece Of board cut to
7ftit. A current Of air will pass into the
room in an upward direction, through
the opening between the upper and low
-er sashes, without creating any draught.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

DR. Pierce's ..Favorite Prescrip ION" s q
most powerful restorative tonic, and com hines
the most valuable 1lervsns properties; espe-
cial adapted to the wa IT'S OF debili cd La
dies suffering from weak back, inward fever.
20 gest,ol inflammation, or liberation, or
from neryolsne $ or Lelralgic pains. BY
druggists.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
A New way to Pny Ola Debts.

Shakespeare tells how this can be accom-
plished inune of his immortal plays; but debts
to al ure must be paid on demand unless days
OF gracs he Obtained through .he use "a Dr.
not .cure-all'' but invaluable Tor sore throat,
bronchitis. asthma. catarrh, consumption. and
all diseases Of the pulmonary and other or.
cans, caused by scro sula +or@s.ba1 blood. n
Scr9fulou ult ers veil ngs and tumors are
cured by its wonderful Alternative action. BY
drug gists.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

The toeth Of an individual often vary
greatly in hardness at intervals, and !
BsrIin physician, Dr. W. d. Miller. i
experimenting 70 show that this is due
to varying proportion Of lime salts in
the food.
Some idea Of the wonderful progress
now being made in microscopical science
may be formed by the fact. as stated BY
the President Of the British Association
lately, that results are now attached in
this line which malhematicians i've
years ago declared to be impossible.
A substance resembling celluloid may
be made from potatoes BY peeling them,
and, after soaking them in water, i'm.
pregnating with eight parts Of sulphuric
acid, then drying and pressing between
sheets Of blotting paper. n France
pipes are made IT this substance scarcely
distinguishable from meerschaum. BY
subjecting the mass to great pressure q
substance can be lie Of it rivaling
ivory in hardness.
Mr.. J. Mcneil, Of Indiana University,
mentions long-horned beetle which
lived no less than nineteen years, and
probably more than twenty, in an ash
door-sill. Two similar clscs OF remark
able longevity in beetles are recorded by
Packard. A specimen Of the pine
borer lived more than fifteen years in q
pine bureau; and three beetles came
from an apple-trce table, the first after
a residence therein Of twenty years and
the last Of twenty eight years.
Henry w. Elliott, in his book on
Alaska, says that the sea lion at its full
growth is twice the sizs Of the fur seal,
yet inferior in perfection Of physical or
ganization, in intelligence, ana even il
courage, at least against man. AS it ha:
no fur, its skin has little commercial
value, but the Aleutians make abundant
use Of its flesh, fat and sineWs. The SCI
lion common off the Bay of San Fran
cisco belongs to different family, and
attains not more than half the size O
its namesake Of the Behring Sea.
According to the Belgian Savans,
Queteict, man attains his maximum
weight about his 40th year, and begin.
to lose it toward his Goth year. A
woman, however, does not attain hel
maximum weight until her 5Oth year.
The weight Of persons Of the same age
in different classes Of society also differs
In the affluent classes tho average maxi
mum weight is 162 pounds and j
attained at 56 years Of age. In the arti-
san class it Isl 154 pounds, attained q
40. Among farm laborers it is II;
pounds, attained at 60. In the genera
classes it is 1854 pounds, and is reached
between I'D and so years of age.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
a Trihnte . Anne rican Genius

Were III recent awards at Liverpool and Ed
SOS, Phai maceutical Chemists. a d proprie-
tors Of Re son S Capcine Plaste-sa 4 hese plas.
tets are endorsed by 5000 physicians and
nharn acists MS the only reliable external
remedy for coughs. toids, rheumatism. &c.
Bewale Of nostrums advertised By quacAs.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
IA Terrible Fire.

What a thrill OF terror passes over rs when
we rea tire record Of some fearful deyasta-
ton by fire, and yetit is a fart that thousands
fever caused by consump ion of the lungs,
which cou bs sub.ued By DR.. r. erce's God
en- Medical Discovery
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

A simple remedy for neuralgia is to
apply grated horse radlsh prepared, the
same as for table use to the temple, when
the face er head Is affected, or to the
wrist when the pain is. in the arm Or
shoulder.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

Gem nssse ner o. Dee Is fer AL the States,
Mr.. Y. +. heardon, BaItin o-e Nd, writes
that no suffered for . i, time u It'll rheuma-
ttsin. viii p elded TO NJ tr alment until III
apple | st. Jacobs Oil.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

There is but one thing without honor: smit-
ten with tternal arrenness, inability to do or
10 be. insincerity, unbetief. He who believes
nothin, who believes only the ow of things
is not in relation with nature or fact at all.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

Hewho is passionate and hasfy is generally
d: whom you should beware. There's no de-
eeptiun in q bulldog; it Is only the cur who
sneaks up and bites you when your back -
turned
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

Ex-Congressman Weaver. Postofice Depart
rent, Wa ngton. D. G., considers s. ar
q ugh Cure remarkable remed al agent. 1t
contains no dangere uinareou $, and costs but
tw nty-five cents.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

If Won have n,Imbness in arms and limbs. heart
skils beats, thnmps or tiutters. or you are
nervous and irrtable-in danger 81 SHOCK
Dr. Kilmer's OCEAN WEED regulates, relieves,
corrccts and cures.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

Mark this we'll, We proud men Of actionI
You are, after all, nothing but uncon-
scious instruments of the men Of thought.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
Where the News Is.

Husband - What arc you reading, my
dear?
Wife-A long letter from mother.
Husband Has she anything in par
tieular to saya -
Wife, don't know. haven't got
to the possscript Jet. EHarncr's Bazar.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

Maud S. has stride OF fifteen feet. That cf
I; man lodging his bills is thirty.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

Pisois Remedy for Cstarrh IS agreeable TO
| use. Ii is not liquid or snuff. Soc.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

A table water I in not be eloquent He can
only Indulge in platter udes.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

.ROYALGLUE mends everything! Broker
China, CLASS. Wood. Free Via sat Drugs 4 Grt
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

silence is one Of the hardest arguments to
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

II am gaining flesh rapidly. !" as the the thief
rema: ked when he ran away with ham.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

a current event The 3 UNI pudding.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

Kfnln ss IS he golden chain with which
PCS ri - /. ss...d g. LEI.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10
Death Roll for 1886.

An exchange calls attention to the
remarkable -avages made by death dur
ing the twelvemonths of 1886 in the
ranks of prominent Americans, both in
military and political life. Two nomi-
nees for the Presidency, one Vice Pres
ident. and one cand date for the Vice
Presidency, have gone to the grave.
Here is the list:
Horatio b. Seymour, Democratic
nominee for the Presidency in 1868.
Samuel J. T lden, Democratic nomi-
nee for President in 1876.
Gen. w. S. Hancock, Democratic
nominee for Pres dent 1880.
Chester A. Arthur, elected Vice Pres
ident in 1880, and died ex-President of
the United States.
Gen. John A. Logan, nominated by
the Republicans for Vice President in
1884.
John B. Cough, the great temper
ance orator, February Is.
Ward Hunt, of the United States Su-
preme court. March "a.
Sen. j. F. Miller. of California, March
8.
Hon. David Davis. ex-senator and
Chief Justice, June &c.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10
A Distressing Situation.

boston Record.
A Bostonisn visiting Washington recently,
went to the capitol, and thinking It would DO
comfortable In the gallery appropriated to
ladies accompanied BY gentlemen, appeared at
the entrance and was stopped BY the door
keeper.
mo gentlemen are admitted here except
with ladies'"
The old gentleman (for he was Bostonian
Of mature years, as well as blue blood) was
equal to the emergency.
"But my wife Is In here"
Every well; go In
On entering he discovered to his dismay,
that the only person present was we'll
dressed colored lady.
On coming out the door-keeper civilly In
quired:
"Dld you find your wife,"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10
Where Ignorance Is Bliss, Eft,

Where Ignorance Is Bliss, Etc.
Two ladies of our acquaintance were
talking recently upon the alarming
prevalence of insomnia among business
men, when Mrs. Smith Remarked
my husband is utterly incapable of
sleep when he has business on his mind.
Is it the same way with Mr.. Wilkins9"
turning to the wife of the last-named
gentleman.
"Mr. wilkins sleeps we'll enough"
replied that lad. But he is very rest
less when his mind is preoccupied, and
talks in his sleep"
II should th nix you would like that"
returned Mrs. S.; "you can thus tell
what he is thinking about. What does
he sayp"
"Oh, he talks about whatever is wor-
rying h m at the time. For instance,
one morning last week, as he left the
house told him to be sure and order
kindl,ng wood, or we would have to get
a fire with matches and hard coal, as
the wood was all out. Poor fellow!
business was rushing, and he could not
come home to tea, and, in fact, not I'M
til after midnight. l was so sorry for
him! When he did get to sleep he was
evidently worrying over the kindling
wood-which had entirely slipped his
mind-for, after muttering to himself
about 'Auntie' something that I couldn't
make out. he spoke out quite loud:
Sell ME five dollars worth of chips,
Mr.. Dealer. ~ Chicago Ledger.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10

scheme Of life. He told her Of the mon.
ey he had laid away. and the big salary
in prospect. and the ozcy little subur.
ban cottage on the S chuylkill. with its
acre OF ground, that he would be able
to buy.
"And there is room for grandfather
to live with us" he said.
THAT might not suit him, Didymus, !"
she replied. though it is kind and
thoughtful of you. He would prefer
his own larger one in New York"
His larger house" crieo Didymus.
II thought he was poor?'
Poor Silas Scamper poor! Why.
he has two-third interest i'm the great
banking house Of Gould. Silver & Co.,
New York, Paris and Vienna, though
he figures as the Co. He has his own
house and a great many more of Them"
Dldymus in spite of his acceptance,
felt gulf yawning somehow. This
rich banker
II beg your pardon, Miss Scamper,
he said, .'but somehow"
Eyes Ddymus. you believed him
poor. But why did you call me Miss
Scamper? why not Ruthp which is
sweetcr--from you. And then my name
is not Scamper at all. "
Not Scamper, Ruth! Are. you not
Mr.. Scamper granddaughter"
'Oh yes, his only granddaughter,
and all the near kin he has. But my
mother was his only daughter-we are
both orphans, DID, mus-and of course
l take my fathers name. hope you
won't buy that cottage, since you like
Amout; for am Ruth Bolsover. -
Thomas Dunn English.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10
The Tree of Death.

On the New Hope battlefield was
tree upon which the soldiers nailed the
inscr ption, Tree OF Death" Several
federals were killed behind the tree by
confederate sharpshooters. The tree
was about three lhundred yards from
the confederate works. II was used
by federal skirmishers. who would
stand behind it and load and then step
out and fire. Confederate sharpshoot-
ers went along the confederate line for
nearly mile in each direction and
then. being so far from the side OF the
tree that they could see behind 1t, BY a
cross firing made it as dangerous to
stand behind the tree as to stand in
front of it Seven federals were killed
behind the tree. and it came to be
known as the "Tree OF Death, "--At.
ldnta Constitution.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10
Half Breeds In Manitoba.

In a recent number of the Popular
Science Monthly on tie "Inter-ming-
ling Of Races" John Reade has this to
say of the half breeds Of Manitoba: 1t
was under the stress of such famine that
the half-breed population OF the Cana
dian Northwest, which has of late been
so much before the world, grew to its
present proportions. Its history car
ries us back to near the eighteenth CEN
fury. Arthur Dobbs, whose account of
the countries adjacent to Hudson Bay
was published in 1744. obtained his
information almost wholly from half
breed trader called La France--a proof
that the metis was not unknown CEN
fury and half ago. The explorations
of the Verandryes, father and sons.
lasted from 1871 to 1854, After the
conquest of Canada by England, the
fur-trade ceased for some years; but in
1866 the Montrealers began to push
northwestward and from that time
their agents. mostly French-Canad ans,
mingled freely with the Indans-the
consequence being the growth Of half
breed community. There was q con-
siderable population of Bots Brules (for
which they sometimes substituted the
more ambitious of 1.-The new nation'')
when Lord SEEK rk began his scheme
of operation to colonize in 1911. That
even then they were not all French is
shown by some of their surnames be-
ing Scotch or Engl sh. But it is from
the years Immediately following the es-
Enlistment of the Red river colony
that the bulk of the English-speakng
half-breeds date Their first appearance.
In the year 1914 they numbered 200.
In 1870 the Man toba half-breeds and
metis (as those of British and French
origin my be Distinguished were es-
timated at 10 900. Besides them, there
was population of uncertain number
scattered through the territories, and a
tribe of half-breed hunters with one
early explorer deemed to be 5000
strong. In 1874 Dr. G. M. Dawson.
while engaged in the British North Am.
erican Boundary Commission, came up
on camp of the latter body, consisting
of 200 buffalo skin tents and 2000 hors-
es. DR.. Wilson considers the rise in
this way of an independent tribe of
half-breeds as lone of the most remark
able phenomena connected with the
grand chronological experiment which
has been in progress on the North AM
erican continent for the three last GEN.
turtles,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10
A Mean Man.

Old Billy w. was one Of the richest men
who lived, some fifteen years ago, In that part
Of West Philadelphia called Mantua, and
one Of the meanest men who ever drew
breath. One day he took Lancaster avenue
car for the city, carrying in his hand basket
of supurb white grapes, raised in his own
greenhouse. Old Billy w. sat in one corner
of the car and poor woman with sickly
child in her lap sat In the corner opposite. The
child looked at the grapes wistfuly, as the car
rolled on square after square. At last the old
man, In tone of raspng curiosity, asked the
child where she was going.
ITO the park, sir, to see the grass and the
BIRDS"
'Do you like grapes2"
eyes, sir, and the pale little face brighten
ed up as the child half rose from her mothers
lap.
The old man lifted up his basket of luscious
fruit, and, plucking one grape from gigantic
bunch, gave it to the child.
The rest of the passengers said nothing,
but the way they looked at the old man
would have split stone post.